Cover clamp for ironing boards or bucks



April 3, 1928;

' W COLCLOUGH I COVER CLAMP FOR IRONING BOARDS OR BUCKS Filed Feb.- 27,1926 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

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COVER CLAMP FOR 'IRONING' BbARDS BliTCKS.

Applicationifiled February 27319269 SriahNoiQlglYO.

: This invention relates to that-class of covrering clamps especi allyadapted for holding the IHUSllII COVBIJD-gS'Of the padding on ironungbucks OL' bOilIClS.

rThere are a great many: differentways of "fastening these covers, someemploying straight pins which pass through the 'covering and are guardedby means of shields, some sheidgonby sewing, and some by pointed hookswhich engage on either side of the padding and are connected by means ofsprings to draw the padding tight. Pins or hooks unduly strain and tearthe covers and in laundries, especially on ironing machines, it issometimes necessary to remove this covering several times a day, andwhere the covering is secured by such complicated means as describedabove, considerable time is required for this operation.

It is the object of this invention to provide means for securing thecovering firmly and with an even tension, but withal so simple inoperation that minimum time is required in removing or replacing thecover.

This invention will be clearly understood from a description of theaccompanying drawings in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of thepadded carriage or buck for a typical neckband ironing machine withparts broken away to show interior construction; Fig. 2 is a typicalsectional detail of the securing means employed in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is adetail showing the action of the pins and carding wire employed in myinvention; Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the application of myinvention to another type of ironing machine, and Fig. 5 is a sectionaldetail of the securing means employed in Fig. 4.

The buck shown in Fig. 1 consists of a metal frame 1 provided with asheet metal cover or padding support 2 which extends over the frame 1and longitudinal members 5 at each side thereof. Over the paddingsupport 2 is placed a heavy pad 3 consisting usually of one or morelayers of soft cotton material. The pad 3 in turn is covered with apiece of cover cloth 4, such as muslin, extending around over the padand secured at its ends along the sides of the buck frame as follows:

Extending around the lower edges and longitudinally coextensive with themembers 5 is secured by bolts a strip of carding cloth or carding wire.This carding'wire consists of" a thick butflexible fabricbacking 7" inwhich have been inserted numerous "wire pins 8.These*pinsyare'preferably ofaspring material, and 'arebent' as sh owna-nddnsert ed into: the backingat an angle.

"With this arrangement all'that is necessary to secure the ends of-thecover h 'is' to 'bringdthem gently around-and im -contact with the-endsofft he pins; 8 to-the-iposition shown in Fig. 2 and press them lightlyagainst the pins; whereupon the action of the pins is to penetrate for ashort distance into but not through the cover,-and when the cover ispulled tight against the padding 3 so as to compress it somewhat, bytheir united spring action they maintain a tension upon the cover tohold it tightly in position. It has been found that the best action ofthese pins results when their angles of entrance into the backing 7 andcover 4 are approximately those illustrated.

To remove the cover all that is necessary is topull its free end awayfrom the pins 8 and strip it therefrom, which is obviously aninstantaneous operation.

In the application shown in Fig. 4 the pad 3 resting upon a base 1, iscovered with a muslin cover cloth 4 similar to that employed in Fig. 1;but here the carding wire is secured below the edge of the base 1' byscrews as shown, and is carried all the way around the periphery of thebase instead of extending along the sides. In

such an arrangement I form the molding member 5 of the section indicatedthat is extending generally outwards as well as downwards of the frameor body portion 1 whereby when the carding cloth strip is securedthereto the necessary warping of the strip will be minimized. The actionof the carding wire, however, is similar to that. described above: thecover 4 is simply smoothed tightly over the pad 3 and its edges broughtsnugly around and in contact with the ends of the pins 8, the combinedaction of all of the pins serving to maintain the cover tightly securedin this position so long as desired.

I would call attention particularly to the curved configuration of thegroup of pin extremities set forth and to the arrangement of cardingwire employed to produce such conformation. The arrangement is such thatin effect an adhesive molding is provided, in size, shape and locationadapted to nicely fit in the palm or fingers of the hand; and this idealarrangement is produced in the simplest manner possible by merelybending and securing the strip of carding wire around .a projectionextending along the edge of the article to be covered. It can be readilyseen that by this manner of fastening, the covering used on variousforms of ironing machines can be easil and quickly secured, removed andreplace yet Without any damage thereto; resulting in saving not only agreat deal of time now required in the frequent replacements, but alsosaving wear and tear upon the covering itself, which can consequently bewashed, reconditioned and used repeatedly. What I claim is: 1. Thecombination with an ironing board for ironing machines, of cover clothsecuring means therefor comprising curved downwardly extending cardingcloth strip portions arranged below opposed margins of the board. a

2. The combination with-an ironing board, of a cover cloth securingdevice comprising a moulding projecting downward under the margin of theboard and a curved carding cloth strip covering the crest of saidmouldmg.

3. The combination with an ironing board as in claim 2, wherein themoulding is set in from the margin on the underside of the board, andhas a straight outer face, an inclined inner face and a rounded bottomedge. In testimony whereof I hereby aflix my signature.

WILLIAM COLCLOUGH.

